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Reaching and Teaching the Gifted Learner (Secondary)
CFCSD Waiver DayFebruary 12, 2010
As you enter, please place one sticky dot on each chart paper representing your personal experiences with and attitudes about working with gifted students
Introductions
Karen Rumley› HS Gifted Intervention Specialist› District Gifted Coordinator
Kathryn Craig› MS Gifted Intervention Specialist
Overview YOUR experiences??
OUR OBJECTIVES Work together to better understand the special learning, social, and emotional needs of our Gifted students
Work together to create Gifted-friendly school experiences for them
MYTHBUSTERSWhat we think we know
about the Gifted… !
and what is true!
GIFTED IDENTIFICATION -CFCSD Screening
› 2nd Grade› Recommend at any
grade Formal
Assessment
Once Identified – Always identified
Identification mandated, Service is not (so far)
SUPERIOR COGNITIVE› Score 130+
SPECIFIC ACADEMIC› 95 %ile› Reading› Math› Science › Social Studies
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
MYTH – Grouping #1
Gifted and talented mean the same thing
All children are gifted in something
Almost all children have talents and skills to nourish and pursue; NOT all children
have an exceptional innate capacity for a particular intellectual or physical
endeavor
“If by the phrase “all children are gifted” it is meant that all children are
of value, all can do more if encouraged, and all have untapped potential, I am
in your camp. But if the phrase means that all kids can do calculus in sixth grade, all students can achieve a
composite score of 32 on the ACT, all kids can score 78- on the SAT-M, that all students can be piano virtuosi, or play professional baseball, then I am gone
from the group.” Nicholas Colangelo
SO WHAT???
Seek first to understand What ARE their strengths?
Weaknesses? How are they (and their
needs) different from their classmates?
MYTH – Grouping #2 Love school Enthusiastic learners Compliant and polite Enhance every classroom &
home High –achievers Well-organized Naturally Creative Self-Directed
Seem to do well at everythingComplete all assignmentsRegular & appropriate participants
Gifted students are easy to identify
MYTH – Grouping #2 Lazy Elitist Know-it alls Refuse to work with others Unusual behavior- ‘nerdy’ Obsessive and Introverted Live in fantasy-world
Monopolize classroom activities Demanding of special treatment Challenge teacher on content
Gifted students are easy to identify
SO WHAT???
Seek first to understand What ARE their strengths?
Weaknesses? How are they (and their
needs) different from their classmates?
MYTH – Grouping #3
Gifted students are so smart they do fine with
or without special programs/ services – if they are really gifted, they can manage on
their own.
“The future of a gifted student is assured: a world of opportunities lies before the student
– they can accomplish anything they put their minds to if they apply themselves.”
Gifted students, like all students, are entitled to
learn new things They often need guidance
or encouragement to stretch themselves
Gifted Students are not born with academic KNOWLEDGE or the SKILLS to succeed – they must be learned!› Organization› Time-management & priority setting› Analytical writing› Note-taking and Study skills› How to “practice”› Communication/ interpersonal skills
SO WHAT??? Pre-assess knowledge and
skills, interests Assist students in developing
deficient skills and knowledge Include enrichment in
differentiation strategies Ensure that “stretching” is safe
and inviting
MYTH – Grouping #4 Gifted Students
should not be treated differently
from their classmates
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If Gifted students can’t complete their classroom projects, they should not be allowed to participate in a gifted pullout program
WHY aren’t they finishing their work? › Compact it?› Skip it?› Replace it?
The VALUE of the pull-out to the gifted kids› Being with peers› Advanced/ enhanced learning
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Gifted students do not know they’re “different” unless someone tells them
They often know that they are not quite like their age peers
People like to be with those who “get their jokes”
Do consider activities that allow students to embrace differences AND similarities
Ensure a safe and friendly environment
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Gifted students need to go to school/ learn with their age mates, because skipping grades usually harms a child emotionally
Data SUPPORTS acceleration when handled carefully
Many types of acceleration:› Curriculum compacting› Subject acceleration› Whole-grade acceleration
Playing with age mates ≠ learning with them
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Gifted students like being leaders in cooperative learning groups or tutor students who are having difficulty mastering a subject
Gifted students are as diverse in their personalities as any other student group
Relying on heterogeneous groups can stagnate advanced learners
Flexible grouping – occasionally homogeneous
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When gifted students are grouped together they deprive others of their insights and develop superiority complexes
Flexible Grouping Working with intellectual peers
can produce greater outcomes than heterogeneous groups
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Gifted students must do the same work as everyone else in the class or it would not be fair to other students
Equal ≠ Fair Fair = educating children from
where they are to another level Differentiated activities allow
everyone this growth experience!
On the Basis of› Content Mastery› Skill Mastery› Interest› Learning Styles
Add› Depth› Breadth
Eliminate› Repetition› Already-learned
information› Already-mastered skills
Tiered Assignments/ Assessments
Choices Flexible Grouping Learning Centers Curriculum
Compacting› Content› Skills
Contracts/ Independent Study
SO WHAT??? DIFFERENTIATION benefits ALL learners!
QUESTIONS and COMMENTS?
FOR MORE INFORMATION:Presentation will be posted on District
Gifted Webpage
Contact Kathy or Karen
Javits Teacher Resources